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John McEnroe #1 def. B. Gottfried #18

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 22, 1981*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-3 6-2
Loser B. Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeB. Gottfried
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jan 27, 1952
Age2229
Height180183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)118
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3041,928
Career W-L833–189695–322
Career earnings$12,552,132$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 4 1 B. Gottfried

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 1981R32 M. Cahill 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1981R64 S. Glickstein 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1981QF Bob Lutz 1-6 6-3 6-2WMatch data

B. Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 1981R32 L. Bourne 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1981R64 M. Edmondson 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data